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Civil  Service  Rules 


FOR 


FIRE  AND  POLICE 
DEPARTMENTS 


OGDEN  CITY.  UTAH 
1921 


CIVIL  SERVICE  C03IMISSI0N  IN  CITIES 

An  Act  to  repeal  Sections  658,  660  and  663, 
Chapter  12,  Title  16,  Compiled  Laws  of  Utah, 
1917,  and  to  amend  said  chapter  by  adding 
new  sections  to  be  known  as:  Sections  666 
to  666x14,  providing  for  a  civil  service  com- 
mission in  cities  of  the  first  and  second  class 
for  Police  and  Fire  Departments;  defining 
the  qualifications,  duties  and  salaries  of  said 
commission,  and  providing  classified  civil 
service  for  employees  of  said  departments  in 
said  cities  and  prescribing  rules  and  regula- 
tions therefor. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  Legislature  of  the  State 
of  Utah: 

Section  1.  Sections  repealed.  That  Sections 
658,  660  and  663,  Compiled  Laws  of  Ut.ah, 
1917,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  2.  Sections  added.  That  Chapter  12, 
Title  16,  Compiled  Laws  of  Utah,  1917,  be 
and  the  same  is  hereby  amended  by  adding  to 
and  as  a  part  thereof,  sections  to  be  known  as 
666  and  666x14,  inclusive,  which  sections  shall 
read  as  follows: 

Sec.  666.  Cities  of  first  and  second  class — 
classified  civil  service.  The  head  of  each  de- 
partment shall,  by  and  with  the  advice  and 
consent  of  the  board  of  city  commissioners  or 
city  council,  as  the  case  may  be,  and  subject 
to  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the  civil  service 
commission,    appoint    from    the    classified    civil 

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service  list  furnished  by  the  civil  service  com- 
mission, all  subordinate  officers,  employees, 
men  or  agents  in  said  department,  and  in  like 
manner  fill  all  vacancies  in  the  same. 

Sec.  66  6vl.  Civil  Service  Commission — ^ap- 
pointment. There  is.  hereby  created  a  civil 
service  commission,  consisting  of  three  mem- 
bers, for  each  city  of  the  first  and  second 
class  in  this  state.  The  Mayor  of  each  city 
affected  by  this  act  shall,  vv^ithin  thirty  days 
after  this  act  shall  become  effective,  appoint, 
with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the  Board  of 
City  Commissioners  or  City  Council,  as  the  case 
may  be,  one  member  of  said  civil  service  com- 
mission to  serve  until  July  1,  1922;  another 
member  to  serve  until  July  1,  1924,  and  a  third 
member  to  serve  until  July  1,  1926.  In  the 
month  of  June,  1922,  and  each  second  year 
thereafter,  one  member  shall  in  like  manner  be 
appointed  for  the  term  of  six  years,  to  take 
place  of  the  member  whose  term  shall  next 
expire.  If  a  vacancy  occurs  in  the  civil  serv- 
ice commission,  it  shal  be  filled  by  appointment 
by  the  Mayor,  with  the  advice  and  consent  of 
the  Board  of  City  Commissioners,  or  City  Coun- 
cil, as  the  case  may  be,  for  the  unexpired  term. 

Sec.  666x2.  Political  lines— <iompensation. — 
removal.  Not  more  than  two  members  of  the 
Civil  Service  Commission  shall,  at  any  one 
time,  be  of  the  same  political  party.  No  mem- 
ber of  the  Civil  Service  Commission  shall,  dur- 
ing his  tenor  of  office,  hold  any  other  public 
office,  nor  shall  he  be  a  candidate  for  any  other 
public  office.     Each  member  of  the  Civil  Serv- 


ice  Commission  shall  receive  five  ($5.00)  dol- 
lars for  each  meeting  of  the  said  commission 
which  he  shall  attend,  provided  that  he  shall 
not  receive  more  than  forty  ($40.00)  dollars 
in  any  one  month.  In  cases  of  misconduct,  in- 
ability or  wilful  neglect  in  the  performance  of 
the  duties  of  the  office  by  any  member  of  the 
Civil  Service  Commission,  such  member  may 
be  removed  from  the  office  by  the  Board  of 
City  Commissioners  or  City  Council,  as  the 
case  may  be,  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  entire 
membership  thereof,  but  such  member  of  the 
Civil  Service  Commission  shall,  if  he  so  desires 
have  the  opportunity  to  be  heard  in  defense. 

Sec.  6  6  6x3 .  Organization  —  duties — ^accommo- 
dations. The  Civil  Service  Commission  shall 
organize  by  selecting  one  of  its  members  as 
chairman  and  shall  appoint  as  secretary  one  of 
the  officers  or  employees  of  the  city  available 
for  such  service,  who  shall  act  and  serve  with- 
out additional  compensation,  who  shall  keep  a 
record  of  all  meetings  of  the  Civil  Service 
Commission  and  the  work  of  said  commission 
and  chall  perform  such  other  services  as  said 
commission  may  require,  and  who  shall  have 
the  custody  of  the  books  and  records  of  said 
commission.  The  Board  of  City  Commissioners 
or  City  Council,  as  the  case  may  be,  shall  pro- 
vide suitable  accommodations  and  equipment 
to  enable  the  Civil  Service  Commission  to  at- 
tend properly  to  its  business. 

Sec.  666x4.  Include  police  and  fire  depart- 
ments— exception.  The  classified  civil  service 
shall  consist  of  all  places  of  employment  now 


existing  or  hereafter  created  in  or  under  the 
police  department  and  the  fire  department  of 
each  city  of  the  first  and  second  class  in  this 
state  except  the  head  of  each  of  said  depart- 
ments. No  appointment  to  any  of  the  places 
of  employment  in  the  said  departments  shall 
be  except  under  and  according  to  law  and  the 
rules  and  regulations  of  the  Civil  Service  Com- 
mission. The  head  of  each  of  said  departments 
may  be  appointed  from  the  classified  civil  serv- 
ice and  upon  the  expiration  of  the  his  term  or 
upon  appointment  of  a  successor  made  be  re- 
turned thereto. 

Sec.  666x5.  Rules  by  commission.  The  Civil 
Service  Commission  shall  make,  and  it  is  here- 
by empowered  to  make,  all  necessary  rules  and 
regulations  to  carry  out  the  purposes  of  this 
civil  service  law  and  for  examinations,  appoint- 
ments and  promotions.  All  such  rules  and  reg- 
ulations shall  be  printed  by  the  Civil  Service 
Commission  for  distribution. 

Sec.  666x6.  Examinations.  All  applicants 
for  places  of  employment  in  the  classified  civil 
service  shall  be  subject  to  examination,  which 
shall  be  public,  competitive  and  free,  and  shall 
be  held  at  such  times  and  places  as  the  Civil 
Service  Commission  shall  from  time  to  time  de- 
termine. Such  examination  shall  be  for  the 
purpose  of  determining  the  qualifications  of  fit- 
ness in  every  respect  of  the  person  examined 
to  discharge  the  duties  of  the  positions  to 
which  they  seek  to  be  appointed,  and  shall  in- 
clude tests  of  physical  qualifications  and  health. 


Sec.  666x7.  Commission  to  be  notified— on 
probation.  In  all  cases  the  appointing  power 
shall  notify  the  Civil  Service  Commission  of 
each  separate  position  to  be  filled,  and  shall 
fill  such  place  by  the  appointment  of  one  of 
the  persons  certified  by  the  said  commission 
therefor.  Such  appointment  shall  be  on  pro- 
bation of  a  character  and  for  a  period  to  be 
prescribed   by  the  Civil  Service  Commission. 

Sec.  666x8.  Certify  eligibles  —  re-examina- 
tion in  two  years.  Whenever  a  position  in  the 
classified  civil  service  is  to  be  filled,  the  Civil 
Service  Commission  shall,  as  soon  as  possible, 
certify  to  the  appointing  power  the  names  of 
three  times,  the  number  of  persons  necessary 
to  fill  such  position;  provided,  that  said  com- 
mission shall  always  certify  the  persons  having 
the  highest  standing  in  the  eligible  list  for 
the  position  to  be  filled;  and  provided,  further, 
that  a  less  number  may  be  certified  when  there 
i  sont  the  required  number  on  the  eligible  list. 
All  persona  not  appointed  shall  be  restored  to 
their  relative  positions  on  the  eligible  list.  All 
persons  who  have  been  on  the  eligible  list  for 
two  years  without  appointment  shall  be  re- 
moved therefrom  and  can  only  be  returned 
thereto  upon  regular  examination. 

•  Sec.  666x9.  Promotions  for  merit.  The  civil 
service  commission  shall  provide  for  promition 
in  the  classified  civil  service  on  the  basis  of 
ascertained  merit,  seniority  in  service  and 
standing  obtained  by  competitive  examination, 
and  shall  provide,  in  all  cases,  where  prac- 
ticable,  that  vacancies   shall   be   filled   by  pro- 


motion  from  among  such  members  of  the  next 
lower  rank  as  submit  themselves  for  such  ex- 
amiation  for  promotion.  The  Civil  Service  Com- 
mission shall  certify  to  the  appointing  power 
the  names  of  not  more  than  three  applicants 
having  the  highest  rating  for  each  promotion. 

Sec.  666x10.  Present  employees  of  over  one 
year  retained.  All  persons  who,  at  the  time 
this  law  take  effect,  shall  then  be  and  shall 
have  been  continuously  for  at  least  one  year 
prior  thereto  in  the  employ  of  the  police  or 
fire  department  of  any  city  of  the  first  and 
second  class,  shall  retain  their  respective  em- 
ployment, subject  however  to  removal  or  sus- 
pesion  in  accordance  with  law  and  the  rules 
and  regulations  of  the  Civil  Service  Commis- 
sion. 

Sec.  666x11.  Temporary  appointments.  The 
head  of  each  of  said  departments  by  and  with 
the  advice  and  consent  of  the  Board  of  City 
Commission  or  City  Council,  as  the  case  may 
be,  may  employ  any  person  for  temporary  work 
only,  without  making  such  appointment  from 
the  certified  list;  but  such  appointment  of  any 
such  person  shall  not  be  longer  than  one  month 
in  the  same  calendar  year,  and  under  no  cir- 
cumstances shall  such  temporary  employee  be 
appointed  to  a  permanent  position  unless  he 
shall  have  been  duly  certified  by  the  Civil 
Service  Commission  as  in  other  cases. 

Sec.    666x12.     Removals — appeals      hearings. 

All  persons  in  the  classified  civil  service  shall 
be  subject  to   removal  from   office  or  employ- 


ment  by  the  head  of  the  department  for  mis- 
conduct, incompetency  or  failure  to  perform 
his  duties  or  failure  to  observe  properly  the 
rules  of  the  department;  but  subject  to  the 
appeal  of  the  aggrieved  party  to  the  Civil  Serv- 
ice Commission.  Any  person  discharged  may 
within  five  (5)  days  from  the  issuing  by  the 
head  of  the  department  of  the  order  discharg- 
ing him,  appeal  therefrom  to  the  Civil  Service 
Commission,  which  shall  fully  hear  and  deter- 
mine the  matter.  The  discharged  person  shall 
be  entitled  to  apepar  in  person  and  to  have 
counsel  and  a  public  hearing.  The  finding  and 
decision  of  the  Civil  Service  Commission  upon 
said  hearing  shall  be  certified  to  the  head  of 
the  department,  from  whose  order  the  appeal 
is  taken  and  shall  be  final,  and  shall  forthwith 
be  enforced  and  followed  by  him. 

Sec.  666x13.  Annual  report.  The  Civil  Serv- 
ice Commission  shall  in  December  of  each  year 
make  an  annual  report  to  the  Board  of  City 
Commissioners  or  City  Council,  as  the  case  may 
be,  and  as  many  special  reports  as  said  board 
of  City  Commissioners  or  City  Council,  as  the 
case  may  be,  shall  from  time  to  time  request. 

Sec.  666x14.  Acts  repealed.  All  lav/s  or 
parts  of  laws  in  conflict  herewith  are  hereby 
repealed. 


Civil  Service  Rules  for  Fire  and 
Police  Departments  of  Ogden  City,  Utah 


Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  Chapter  13, 
Laws  of  the  State  of  Utah,  1921,  the  Civil 
Service  Commission  of  Ogden  City,  Utah,  here- 
by prescribed  the  following  rules  for  the  regu- 
lations of  the  Fire  and  Police  Departments  of 
Ogden  City,  Utah,  to  be  effective  on  and  after 
the  9th   day  of  June,   1921. 

APPLICATION    OF   RULES 

These  rules  shall  apply  to  all  positions  in 
the  Fire  and  Police  Departments  except  to 
the  Chief  of  Fire  Department  and  the  Chief 
of  Police  Department. 

RULE   I. 

1.  The  Civil  Service  Commission  shall  have 
charge  of  the  selecting  of  men  for  the  eligi- 
bility lists  from  which  appointments  shall  be 
made  to  all  positions  in  the  Fire  and  Police 
Departments  of  the  City. 

2.  The  Commission  shall  select  one  of  its 
members  as  chairman  who  shall  be  appointed 
for  a  term  of  two  years. 

3.  The  chairman  shall  preside  at  all  meetings 
of  the  Commission.  Two  members  shall  consti- 
tute a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business, 

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but  no  official  action  can  be  taken  except  by 
concurrence  of  at  lease  two  members.  Meetings 
of  the  commission  shall  be  held  upon  call  of 
the  chairman  or  by  two  members  of  the  com- 
mission upon  two  days'  notice  to  all  members. 

4.  The  commission  shall  appoint  a  secretary 
from  among  the  officers  or  employes  of  the 
City  available  for  such  service,  who  shall  act 
and  serve  without  additional   compensation. 

5.  The  secretary  shall  keep  a  record  of  all 
meetings,  of  the  commission  and  all  work  of  the 
commission,  shall  have  custody  of  all  books  and 
records  thereof  and  shall  keep  a  record  of  all 
applicants,  their  examinations  and  standing  and 
a  record  of  all  persons  employed  in  the  Fire 
and  Police  Departments,  and  shall  record  all 
appointments,  promotions,  transfers,  dismissals, 
resignations  and  other  changes,  and  perform 
such  other  duties  as  the  commission  shall  pre- 
scribe. The  secretary  shall  see  that  all  rules 
and  regulations  are  promptly  published  in  such 
manner  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  commis- 
sion, and  shall  bring  any  case  of  their  infrac- 
tion before  the  commission.  The  secretary 
shall  keep  the  eligibility  list  of  each  depart- 
ment. 

6.  The  commission  may  appoint  a  chief  ex- 
aminer who  may  be  one  of  the  commissioners, 
who  shall  have  direct  charge  of  all  matters 
pertaining  to  commissions  and  may,  with  the 
approval  of  the  Board  of  Commissioners,  fix 
the  compensation  of  such  examiners  as  may  be 
necessary  at  a  definite  compensation.  All 
questions  and  tests  to  be  used  in  any  examina- 

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tlon  shall  be  first  approved  by  the  commis- 
sion and  all  examination  papers  shall  be  mark- 
ed under  regulations  of  the  commission. 

RULE  n. 

Definition  of  Terms 

The  several  terms  hereinafter  mentioned 
whenever  used  in  these  rules  or  in  any  regu- 
lations, thereunder,  shall  be  construed  as  fol- 
lows: 

1.  Chapter  13,  Laws  of  Utah,  1921,  shall 
be  known  as  the  "Civil  Service  Law." 

2.  The  term  "Commission"  means  the  Civil 
Service   Commission   of   Ogden   City,   Utah. 

3.  The  term  "Board  of  Commissioners" 
means  the  Board  of  Commissioners  of  Ogden 
City,  Utah. 

4.  The  term  "Classified  Civil  Service"  shall 
include  all  offices  and  positions  except  that  of 
Chief  in  the  Fire  and  Police  Departments  of 
Ogden  City. 

5.  The  term  "Appointing  Officer"  signifies 
the  Chief  of  Department  acting  by  and  with 
the  consent  of  the  Board  of  Commissioners. 

6.  The  term  "Class"  refers  to  the  divisions 
of  the  classified  civil  service  based  upon  the 
distinctive  methods  of  appointment  to  the 
positions    comprehended    therein. 

7.  The  term  "Grade"  refers  to  any  sub- 
division in  any  class. 

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8.  The  term  "passing  grade"  means  the 
average  per  centum  in  subjects  covered  in  ex- 
aminations. 

RULE  in, 

Greneral  Pi'ovisions 

1.  The  Classified  Civil  Service  shall  con- 
sist of  all  places  of  employment  now  existing  or 
hereafter  created  in  and  under  the  Police  De- 
partment and  the  Fire  Department  of  Ogden 
City,  except  the  head  of  each  of  said  depart- 
ments. No  appointment  to  any  of  the  places 
of  employment  in  any  of  said  departments,  shall 
be  made  except  under  and  according  to  law 
and  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the  Civil 
Service  Commission.  The  head  of  each  de- 
partment may  be  appointed  from  the  Classified 
Civil  Service  and  upon  the  expiration  of  his . 
term,  or  appointment  of  the  successor,  shall 
be  returned  to  the  place  held  by  him  prior 
to  the  time  of  his  appointment  as  head  of 
said  department. 

2.  No  person  shall  be  eligible  for  appoint- 
ment in  the  Fire  Department  who  is  not  a 
citizen  of  the  State  of  Utah,  and  shall  have 
resided  in  Ogden  City  continuously  for  a  period 
of  one  year  prior  to  the  date  of  his  applica- 
tion, and  be  over  the  age  of  twenty-one  years 
and  under  the  age  of  thirty-five  years.  No 
person  shall  be  eligible  for  appointment  in  the 
Police  Department  who  is  not  a  citizen  and 
Qualified  elector  of  the  State  of  Utah,  and 
shall  have  resided  in  Ogden  City  continuously 

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for  a  period  of  one  year  prior  to  the  date  of 
his  application,  and  be  over  the  age  of  twenty- 
one  years  and  under  the  age  of  forty  years. 
Provided,  however,  that  such  age  limit  shall 
not  apply  to  person  in  said  departments  on  May 
10th,  1921.  Provided  further  that  employes 
in  the  service  of  the  Ogden  City  Fire  Depart- 
ment on  May  10th,  1921,  who  have  resided  in 
the  State  of  Utah  one  year  and  in  Weber 
County  four  months  and  in  Ogden  City  sixty 
days,  are  eligible  to  appointment. 

3.  The  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of 
the  Civil  service  law  or  of  any  city  ordinance, 
or  of  these  rules,  by  any  person  in  the  classi- 
fied civil  service  shall  be  considered  good  cause 
for  removal  of  such  person  from  the  service. 

4.  No  person  in  the  classified  civil  service 
of  the  city  shall  use  his  official  authority  to 
influence  or  coerce  the  political  action  of  any 
person  or  body. 

5.  No  person  in  the  classified  civil  service 
shall  be  a  member  of,  delegate  or  alternate  to 
any  political  convention,  nor  serve  as  a  mcniber 
of  any  committee  of  any  political  party  or  take 
any  active  part  in  the  management  of  any 
political  campaign,  nor  solicit,  collect  or  re- 
ceive any  assessment,  subscription  or  contribu- 
tion intended  for  any  political  purpose  what- 
soever; nor  shall  he  be  required  to  contribute 
to  any  political  fund  or  render  any  political 
service  whatsoever. 

6.  No  question  in  any  examination,  or  form 
of  application  or  other  proceedings  by  or  under 
the  commission  or  their  examiners  shall  be  s,o 

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framed  as  to  elicit  information  concerning,  nor 
any  attempt  be  made  to  ascertain  the  religious, 
or  political  opinions  or  affiliations  of  any  ap- 
plicant, competitor  oi  eligible,  and  all  dis- 
closures thereof  shall  be  discountenanced  by 
the  commission  and  its  examiners,  and  no  dis- 
crimination shall  be  exercised,  threatened  or 
promised  against  or  in  favor  of  any  applicant, 
competitor  or  eligible,  because  of  his  religious 
or  political  opinions  or  affiliations. 

7.  All  employes  of  the  Ogden  City  Fire  De- 
partment and  the  Ogden  City  Police  Depart- 
ment who  were  continuously  in  the  service  of 
either  of  said  departments  for  the  period  of 
one  year  prior  to  May  10th,  1921,  are  hereby 
declared  in  the  classified  civil  service  of  Ogden 
City,  as  provided  in  the  Civil  Service  Law. 
Said  employes  are  not  required  to  take  the  civil 
service  examination.  All  employes  who  have 
been  appointed  since  the  10th  day  of  May,  1920, 
shall  be  required  to  take  the  mental  and  effi- 
ciency examinations  provided  for  herein  and  to 
obtain  the  passing  grade  in  order  to  be  eligible 
for  appointment  in  either  of  said  departments. 
Any  such  person  failing  to  obtain  such  passing 
grade  shall  be  forthwith  discharged  from  the 
service. 

RULE  IV 

Competitive   Class 
Police   Department 

Examinations  shall  be  held  for  the  entering 
of    appointments    to     the     following    positions, 

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to-wit:  Patrolmen  (two  grades),  sergeants,  ad- 
jutant or  secretary,  detectives  (two  grades), 
desk  sergeants  and  cook,  and  such  other  offi- 
cers or  employes  as  may  hereinafter  be  created. 

Employes  of  the  police  department  shall  be 
classified  as  follows,  to-wit: 

First  Class — Grade  (a)  Chief  of  Detectives; 
Grade    (b)    Sergeants. 

Second  Class — Grade  (a))  Patrolmen,  De- 
tectives, Adjutant  or  Secretary;  Grade  (b)  Pa- 
trolmen, Detectives  and  Desk  Sergeants. 

Third  Class — Grade  (a)  Patrolmen,  Detec- 
tives and  Chauffers;  Grade  (b)  Cook,  Guard 
and  Laborers. 

Patrolmen  or  other  officers  may  be  appoint- 
ed from  the  eligible  list  subject  to  probation 
period  as  follows:  Persons  without  previous 
experience  in  police  service  shall  be  appointed 
as  third  class  patrolmen  or  other  officers.  Ap- 
plicants who  have  served  at  least  one  year  in 
Grade  (a)  third  class  service  of  Ogden  City,  or 
have  had  two  years'  previous  service  in  Police 
departments,  or  have  served  a  term  of  en- 
listment in  the  United  States  army,  navy 
or  marine  corps,  may  be  appointed  as  (b) 
grade,  second  class  patrolmen  or  other 
officer.  Promotions  may  be  made  from 
one  grade  of  patrolmen  or  other  officer  to  the 
next  higher  grade  after  at  least  one  year  serv- 
ice in  such  lower  grade  and  upon  passing  the 
examinations  in  accordance  with  the  rules  of 
the  Civil  Service  Commission. 

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All  employes  of  the  Police  Department  who 
have  served  in  the  third  class  grade  (a)  for  at 
least  one  year  are  automatically  advanced  to 
grade  (b),  second  class. 

Fire    Department 

Examinations  shall  be  held  for  the  entering 
of  appointment  to  the  following  positions,  to- 
wit:  Firemen  (three  classes),  lieutenant,  cap- 
tain, assistant  chief  or  such  other  officers  or 
employes  as  may  be  hereafter  created. 

Employes  of  the  Fire  Department  shall  be 
classified  as  follows,  to-wit: 

First  Class — Grade  (a)  Assistant  chief; 
Grade  (b)  Captain;  Grade  (c)  Lieutenant; 
Grade    (d)    Firemen. 

Second  Class — Firemen  who  have  served  in 
Third  Class  for  a  period  of  six  months  or 
longer. 

Third  Class — Firemen  (beginners)  who  have 
served  less  than  six  months. 

Firemen,  first  class.  Grade  (d)  may  be  pro- 
moted to  be  lieutenant  after  service  of  one 
year  in  such  grade  and  passing  such  examina- 
tions as  may  be  required  by  the  Civil  Service 
Commission.  Lieutenants  may  be  promoted  to 
be  captains  after  service  of  one  year  in  such 
grade  and  passing  such  examinations  as  may 
be  required  by  the  Civil  Service  Commission. 
Captains  may  be  promoted  to  be  assistant  chief 
after  service  of  one  year  and  passing  such  ex- 
aminations as  may  be  required  by  the  Civil 
Service  Commission. 

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Applicants  without  previous  experience  shall 
be  appointed  to  third  class  only.  The  chief  of 
the  Fire  Department  may  appoint  as  second 
class  firemen  applicants  who  have  served  at 
least  six  months  in  the  third  class  service  in 
the  Ogden  City  Fire  Department,  or  have 
served  a  term  of  enlistment  in  the  United 
States  army,  navy  or  marine  corps.  The  chief 
of  the  Fire  Department  may  appoint  as  first 
class.  Grade  (d)  applicants  who,  in  addition  to 
the  regular  requirements,  have  had  eighteen 
months  or  more  of  service  in  fire  departments 
and  are  especially  qualified. 

RULE  V. 

Application  for  Kxamination 

1.  Applications  for  positions  in  the  classi- 
fied civil  service  shall  be  addressed  to  the  Civil 
Service  Commission  of  Ogden  City,  at  its  office 
in  the  City  Hall,  Ogden  City,  Utah.  The  ap^ 
plication  must  be  in  the  handwriting  of  the 
applicant,  sworn  to  before  a  Notary  Public  or 
other  officer  qualified  to  administer  oaths,  and 
state   the   following   information: 

(a)  Full  name  and  residence,  giving  street 
and  number. 

(b)  Term  of  residence  in  Ogden  City. 

(c)  His  citizenship. 

(d)  His  age,  giving  date  of  birth. 

(e)  His  place  of  birth. 

(f)  His  previous  employment  in  the  public 
service,  if  any,  and  whether  he  has  ever  been 
discharged    therefrom,    and    if    so,    the    reason 

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therefor;  or  whether  resigned  from  public  serv- 
ice, and  if  so,  whether  such  resignation  was 
given  upon  request  and  state  the  reason  for 
such   request. 

(g)  His  business  of  employment  and  resi- 
dence  for   the  preceding  three  years. 

(h)  The  extent,  place  and  nature  of  his 
education. 

(j)  Such  other  information  as  may  be  re- 
quired by  the  commission  touching  the  appli- 
cant's merit  and  fitness  for  public  service. 

(k)  Certificate  of  not  less  than  three  reput- 
able citizens  of  the  city,  who  have  been  per- 
sonally acquainted  with  the  applicant  for  at 
least  one  year,  which  certificate  shall  state 
that  such  persons  believe  the  applicant  to  be 
of  good  moral  character,  of  temperate  and  in- 
dustrious habits,  and  in  all  respects  fit  for  the 
service  he  wishes  to  enter,  and  that  they  are 
willing  that  such  certificates  shall  be  published 
for  public  information,  and  will,  upon  applica- 
tion give  such  further  testimonials  in  regard 
to  such  applicant  as  may  be  required.  The  com- 
mission may  require  any  additional  certificates 
of  citzens,  physicians  or  public  officers  as  the 
good   of  the   service  may   require. 

(1)  Applicant  must  state  the  position  to 
which   he  seeks  appointment. 

2.  Blank  forms  for  applications  will  be 
furnished  by  the  secretary  without  charge  to 
all  persons  requesting  the  same. 

3.  The  commission  may  refuse  to  examine 
an  applicant,   or  after  examination   may   refuse 

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to  certify  such  applicant  as  eligible  vrhere  he 
is  found  to  lack  any  of  the  established  pre- 
liminary requirements  for  the  examination  or 
position  for  which  he  applies;  or  who  is  physic- 
ally disabled  as  to  be  rendered  unfit  for  the 
performance  of  the  duties  of  the  position  to 
which  he  seeks  appointment,  or  who  is,  ad- 
dicted to  the  habitual  use  of  intoxicating  bev- 
erages, or  any  drugs;  or  who  has  been  guilty 
of  crime  or  of  infamous  or  notorious  conduct; 
or  who  has  been  dismissed  or  resigned  from 
the  public  service  on  account  of  delinquency 
or  misconduct;  or  who  has  intentionally  made 
any  false  statement  of  any  material  fact,  or 
practiced,  or  attempted  to  practice,  any  decep- 
tion or  fraud  in  his.  application. 

4.  Defective  applications  may  be  suspended 
by  the  commission  and  applicants  notified  to 
amend  the  same,  but  the  commission  shall  not 
be  compelled  to  give  such  notice  or  grant  such 
opportunity  a  second  time. 

5.  No  application  for  examination  will  be 
received  unless  presented  at  least  five  days 
previous,  to  the  time  noticed  for  holding  the 
examinations.  Applications  filed  v/ithin  less 
than  five  days  of  an  examination  will  be  filed 
as  for  the  next  examination  for  the  same  posi- 
tion. 

6.  No  person  shall  be  examined  who  has 
any  of  the  following  defects:  Insanity,  tuber- 
culosis, paralysis,  epilepsy,  total  deafness,  loss 
of  speech,  loss  of  arm  and  leg,  badly  crippled 
or  deformed   arms,  feet  or  legs,   heart  disease, 

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locomotor  alexia,  cancer,  Brights  disease,  syphi- 
lis, diabetes. 

RULE  VI. 

Special    Requirements.      Police    and    Fire 
Service 

1.  All  applicants  for  positions  in  the  Police 
and  Fire  Departments  shall,  in  addition  to  the 
qualifications  elsewhere  prescribed  in  these 
rules,  be  subject  to  the  following: 

(a)  Each  eye  must  be  free  from  color- 
blindness, must  have  normal  sight  and  be  free 
from  defect. 

(b)  Each   ear  must  have  normal  hearing. 

(c)  Respiration  and  circulation  must  be 
normal. 

(d)  The  minimum  stature  to  be  five  feet 
and  seven  inches,  and  the  minimum  and  maxi- 
mum weights  and  chest  measurement  to  be  for 
the  stature  of: 

Min. 
Weight 
Pounds 
130 
130 
150 
'^'"155 
160   : 
165    ^ 

For  every  inch  in  stature  over  six  feet,  five 
pounds  additional  weight  and  one  inch  addi- 
tional chest  measurement  required.  All  weights 
to  be  taken  stripped. 

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Feet 

Inches 

5 

7 

5 

8 

5 

9 

5 

10 

5 

11 

6 

Max. 

Weight 

Pounds 

Chest  M. 

170 

33 

175 

34 

:   185 

35 

.    190 

35% 

-  195 

36 

-20.0 

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Chest  measurements  to  be  taken  during  quiet 
respiration,  and  on  bare  skin  at  height  of 
nipple. 

Three  inches  difference  In  chest  measurement 
between  forced  inspiration  and  forced  expira- 
tion. 

Waist  measurement  in  excess  of  chest  meas- 
urement   constitutes    cause    for    rejection. 

(e)  Arms,  legs,  hands  and  feet  must  be  free 
from  stiffness  or  other  conditions  which  would 
interfere  with  the  proper  and  easy  performance 
of  duty. 

(f)  Must  be  free  from  rupture,  hernia,  vari- 
cocele, hydrocele,  any  venereal  disease,  fistula, 
piles,  varicose  veins,  evidence  of  serious  or- 
ganic disease  or  disorder,  and  evidence  of  ex- 
cessive  use   of   stimulants    or   narcotics. 

(g)  The  height,  muscular  development,  chest 
measurement  and  general  physical  condition 
of  the  applicant  must  be  approximately  normal 
in  comparison  with  his  age  and  height  as  rec- 
ognized by  general   medical   standards. 

2.  The  medical  examination  prescribed  here- 
in shall  be  made  by  a  medical  examiner  to  be 
designated  by  the  commission  and  shall  be 
competitive,  the  rating  to  be  made  by  such 
medical  examiner.  The  result  of  each  ex- 
amination shall  be  entered  on  a  form  provided 
by  the  commission,  shall  be  certified  by  the 
medical  examiner  and  such  certificate  shall  be 
filed  with  the  application  in  the  office  of  the 
secretary.  If  the  result  of  such  medical  ex- 
amination is  approved  by  the   commission,   the 

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applicant   shall   be    allowed    to   take   the   other 
examinations  required,  and  not  otherwise. 

RULE  VII. 

Examinations 

1.  All  examinations  shall  be  practical  in 
their  character,  and  shall  relate  to  those  mat- 
ters which  shall  fairly  test  the  intelligence, 
competency,  suitability  and  character  of  the 
applicants  to  discharge  the  duties  of  the  serv- 
ice for  which   they  seek   to  be   appointed. 

2.  In  all  examinations  for  appointment  and 
promotion  in  the  classified  civil  service,  merit 
and  fitness  shall  be  determined  by  and  upon 
competitive  examinations  as  herein  provided. 
Upon  all  such  examinations,  no  rating  higher 
than  one  hundred  per  centum  shall  be  given 
to  any  person.  The  passing  grade  shall  be 
eighty   per   centum. 

3.  The  commission  shall  prepare  lists  of 
preliminary  requirements  and  subjects  of  ex- 
amination for  the  several  positions  in  the 
classified  civil  service  and  under  its  direction 
and  subject  to  its  approval  the  chief  examiner 
or  commission  from  time  to  time,  shall  pre- 
pare such  examination  for  the  positions  afore- 
said as  shall  be  pertinent  to  them. 

4.  The  actual  conduct  of  every  examina- 
tion shall  be  under  the  direction  of  the  com- 
mission, free  from  the  interference  or  partici- 
pation or  influence  of  the  appointing  officer  or 
of  any  person  other  than  the  examiners  or 
experts  acting  by  authority  of  the  commission. 

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No  person  employed  in  the  Police  or  Fire  De- 
partment shall  be  employed  as  an  expert  on  the 
examination  for  such  eligible  list.  The  com- 
mission shall  in  the  examinations  give  such  re- 
lative importance  to  the  different  subjects  or 
matters  of  examination,  whether  mental  or 
physical,  or  to  experience,  occupation  or  train- 
ing as  it  deems  fit. 

At  or  before  the  commencement  of  every  ex- 
amination the  weight  to  be  given  every  sub- 
ject included  in  the  examination  and  the  gen- 
eral or  average  minimum  and  the  maximum,  if 
any  allowable,  upon  each  subject  shall  be  an- 
nounced to  the  applicants. 

5.  The  commission  may  direct  oral  examina- 
tions or  special  practical  tests  of  fitness  for  the 
particular  positions  in  the  classified  civil 
service. 

6.  Regular  examinations  shall  be  held  on 
the  second  Monday  in  July  and  January  of 
each  year  and  at  such  other  times  as  the  service 
may  require.  Whenever  any  special  examina- 
tion is  held  the  commission  will  notify  all  ap- 
plicants, whose  applications  have  been  filed,  to 
appear  for  examination  and  giving  at  least  five 
days'  notice.  The  place,  date  and  hour  of  the 
examination,  whether  special  or  regular,  must 
be  posted  on  a  bulletin  board  at  the  Fire  Sta- 
tion, Police  Station  and  City  Hall  at  least  fif- 
teen days  prior  to  the  date  of  examination. 

7.  Applicants  for  appointment  are  subject 
to  physical,  mental  and  efficiency  examinations 
in  the  order  named.  The  mental  examinations 
of   applicants   who   successfully  pass,  the  physi- 

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cal  examination  shall  be  held  after  such  physi- 
cal examination  is  completed.  Persons  failing 
in  the  physical  examination  will  not  be  eligible 
for  mental  examination. 

8.  The  physical  examination  will  be  made 
by  the  physician  or  surgeon  designated  by  the 
commission  and  must  sJiow  that  applicant  is 
of  sound  health  and  physically  able  to  per- 
form the  duties  of  the  position  to  which  he 
seeks  to  be  appointed.  The  applicant  must 
make  a  passing  grade  of  eighty  per  cent  be- 
fore he  will  be  permitted  to  take  the  other 
examinations. 

9.  The  results  of  the  physical  examination 
will  be  expressed  as  follows:  Superior  90%, 
superior  to  good,  87.5%;  good,  85%;  good  to 
fair,  82.5%;  fair,  80%;  fair  to  poor,  77.5%; 
poor,   75%,  or  below. 

10.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  commission 
or  chief  examiner  to  conduct  the  mental  ex- 
amination of  those  applicants  who  pass  the 
physical  examination.  He  shall  make  the  men- 
tal examination  a  test  to  determine  solely 
whether  the  applicant  is  careful,  intelligent  and 
possessed  of  common  sense.  The  applicants 
shall  be  graded  in  the  mental  examination  on 
a  scale  of  100  with  a  passing  grade  of  80. 

Safeguard   for   Examination 

11.  Upon  reporting  for  mental  examination 
each  applicant  will  receive  a  numbered  identi- 
fication card.  He  will  write  his  name  on  the 
body  of  the  card  and  detach  the  perforated  end 
which  bears  the  same  number  on  the  card.  The 

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end  will  be  retained  by  the  applicant  who  will 
use  the  number  instead  of  his  name  on  all 
examination  papers.  He  will  deposit  the  card 
bearing  his  name  in  a  sealed  box  which  will 
not  be  opened  until  all  the  papers  have  been 
rated.  Before  the  commencement  of  the  ex- 
amination the  weight  to  be  given  each  sub- 
ject, the  minimum  percentage  necessary  for  a 
passing  mark  and  the  time  allowed  for  the 
completion  of  the  examination  upon  each  sub- 
ject will  be  announced. 

Instruction,  Terms  and  Conditions 

12.  The  examiner  in  charge  of  the  examina- 
tion will  conduct  the  same  according  to  the 
following  rules,  copy  of  which  will  be  furnished 
to  each  applicant  at  the  commencement  of  the 
examination. 

(a)  The  applicant  will  read  carefully  these 
printed  rules  before  beginning  work;  he  will 
be  bound  by  them  as  well  as  by  the  oral  in- 
structions given  him  at  the  beginning  of  the 
examination. 

(b)  Each  examination  paper  will  be  marked 
with  the  applicant's  number  only.  If  his  name 
or  other  identification  mark  appears  on  any 
paper  it  will  be  rejected. 

(c)  The  applicant  will  examine  the  question 
sheets  when  received  and  see  that  they  are  in 
the  proper  order  and  he  will  be  held  respon- 
sible for  all  errors  and  omissions  therein. 

(d)  The  applicant  will  not  be  permitted  to 
leave  his  desk  while  an  unfinished  examina- 
tion   sheet    is    before    him,    unless    required    to 

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do  so  by  the  nature  of  the  examination.  If  he 
leaves  the  room  while  engaged  on  a  paper  he 
will  not  be   allowed   to   finish   that  paper. 

(e)  All  answers  must  be  written  on  paper 
furnished  for  that  purpose  by  the  examiner. 

(f)  No  pencil  work  will  be  allowed  in  the 
papers.  Pencil  and  scratch  paper  may  be  used 
for  preliminary  work,  except  for  spelling,  which 
must  be  written  with  ink  directly  on  ruled 
sheets  from  the  dictation  of  the  examiner.  No 
scratch  paper  will  be  used  except  that  furnished 
by  the  examiner  and  on  finishing  the  answers 
all  used  scratch  paper  must  be  destroyed  by 
the  applicant  and  not  taken  from  the  room. 

(g)  No  help  will  be  allowed  except  such  as 
appears  on  the  question  sheet  or  in  the  instruc- 
tions given  the  applicant. 

(h)  Any  applicant  who  may  be  detected  con- 
sulting any  printed  or  written  matter  during 
the  examination  will  be  dismissed  from  the 
room.  All  conversation  or  communication  be- 
tween competitors  during  any  examination  is 
strictly  prohibited.  Any  applicant  speaking  to 
a  competitor  on  any  pretense  or  answering  if 
spoken  to  by  him  will  be  dismissed  from  the 
room. 

(i)  It  is  absolutely  forbidden  to  copy  or 
attempt  to  read  from  the  work  of  any  competi- 
tor, or  to  permit  a  competitor  to  copy  from  or 
read  the  sheets  of  another  or  to  make  any 
sign  or  in  any  manner  seek  to  impart  or  re- 
ceive any  information  during  an  examination, 
under  penalty  of  dismissal   from  the  room. 

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(j)  All  necessary  explanations  will  be  made, 
when  practicable,  to  the  whole  number  of 
competitors. 

(k)  All  examination  papers  must  be  handed 
in  together  with  the  answers,  when  the  ex- 
amination is  completed  and  must  not  be  taken 
from   the  room. 

Mental  Examination  Subjects 

13.  Mental  examination  will  be  upon  the 
following  subjects:  Government  (10)  ques- 
tions; location  (20  questions);  arithmetic  (5 
questions);  spelling  (25  words);  memory  tests 
(two);  penmanship  and  composition  will  be 
graded  from  the  examination  papers  of  each 
applicant. 

Papers,  How  Graded 

14.  The  mental  examination  papers  will  be 
graded    respectively    as    follows: 

(a)  Government,  allow  100  points  if  all 
questions  are  answered  correctly;  deduct  ten 
points  for  each  incorrect  answer;  correct  sur- 
names are  sufficient  even  if  given  names  are 
incorrect  or  omitted. 

(b)  Locations,  allow  100  points  if  all  ques- 
tions are  answered  correctly;  deduct  five  points 
for  each  incorrect  answer;  allow  two  points  for 
each  answer  that  is  partially  correct. 

(c)  Arithmetic,  allow  20  points  for  each 
correct  answer  with  correct  process;  10  points 
for  correct  answer  with  no  process;  10  points 
for  correct  process  with  incorrect  answer. 

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(d)  Spelling,  allow  100  points  if  all  words 
are  spelled  correctly;  deduct  four  points  for 
each  mispelled  word. 

(e)  Memory  tests,  allow  100  points  for  per- 
fect tests;  deduct  one  point  for  each  word 
omitted,  unnecessary  word  inserted,  or  word 
substituted, 

(f)  Composition,  grade  on  sliding  scale  from 
80  to  100  per  cent,  according  to  style  of  ex- 
pression, number  of  words,  grammar  and  sub- 
ject matter. 

(g)  Penmanship,  grade  on  sliding  scale  from 
80  to  90  per  cent,  according  to  degree  of  pro- 
ficiency attained. 

The  mental  percentage  will  be  the  average 
made  on  these  subjects. 

Efficiency  Examination 

15.  The  chief  examiner  or  commission  will 
conduct  an  efficiency  examination  of  those  ap- 
plicants who  pass  the  physical  and  mental  ex- 
aminations. The  efficiency  percentage  will  be 
determined  by  investigations  to  be  conducted 
by  the  chief  examiner  or  commission  of  the 
statements  made  by  the  applicant  touching  his 
places  of  employment  and  his  reasons  for  leav- 
ing, also  touching  his  habits,  associates,  repu- 
tation, character  and  such  other  oral  questions 
that  may  be  given  to  the  applicant.  The  opinion 
of  former  employes,  associates  and  others  may 
be  sought  and  their  statements  investigated 
The  applicant  will  be  graded  on  a  scale  of 
100  with  a  passing  grade  of  75.  The  results 
of  the  efficiency  examination  will  be  expressed 

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as  follows.:  Superior,  85%;  superior  to  good, 
82.5%;  good,  80%;  good  to  fair,  77.5%;  fair, 
75%,  and  poor  70%. 

Subsequent     Examinations 

16.  Each  applicant  failing  to  pass  either 
the  physical  or  mental  examination  will  be 
permitted  to  take  two  subsequent  similar  ex- 
aminations. 

General  Average 

17.  The  general  average  will  be  obtained  by 
dividing  the  sum  of  the  average  per  centums 
obtained  in  the  Physical,  Mental  and  Efficiency 
examinations  by  three.  Consideration  may  also 
be  given  for  previous,  service. 

RULE  VIII. 

Eligible    List 

1.  Every  applicant  who  receives  a  general 
average  marking  of  not  less  than  80  per  cent, 
and  who  has  received  not  less  than  70  per  cent 
in  any  required  subject,  shall  be  eligible  for 
certification  and  appointment  in  the  manner, 
and  under  the  conditions  hereinafter  prescribed. 
The  eligible  list  shall  be  established  by  the 
commission. 

The  secretary,  as  early  as  practicable  after 
the  completion  of  an  examination,  shall  notify 
each  applicant  there  in  of  the  rating  he  has 
received,  and  if  such  rating  be  above  the  re- 
quired minimum,  of  his  comparative  standing, 
he  shall  likewise  notify  any  applicant  who, 
though  admitted  to  the  examination,  has  been 

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rejected  for  reasons  other  than  failure  to  re- 
ceive the  required  minimum,  stating  such 
reasons  specifically.  Any  applicant  receiving 
any  such  notice  may  personally  inspect  his  ex- 
amination papers,  at  any  time,  during  the  office 
hours  of  the  commission,  and  in  the  presence 
of  the  secretary. 

2.  As  soon  as  practicable  after  examina- 
tion, the  secretary  shall  enter  the  names  of 
the  persons  passing  in  the  order  of  their  aver- 
age rating,  on  the  proper  list  of  eligibles, 
provided  that  the  names  of  veterans  of  the 
world  war  so  passing  shall  be  entered,  in  the 
order  of  rating  at  the  head  of  such  list.  The 
date  of  the  establishment  of  a  list  shall  be 
the  date  of  such   entry. 

3.  When  two  or  more  eligibles  on  a  register 
have  the  same  average  percentage,  preference 
in  certification  shall  be  determined  by  the 
order  in  which  their  applications  were  filed, 
but  neither  priority  in  the  date  of  applica- 
tion nor  of  examination  shall  give  any  other 
advantage  in  the  positions  of  the  eligibles. 

4.  The  commission  may  prescribe  the  char- 
acter of  the  distinct  eligible  list,  designating 
the  positions  that  may  be  filled  by  certifica- 
tion from  each  of  such  lists. 

5.  All  persons  who  have  been  on  the  eligi- 
ble list  for  two  years  without  appointment 
shall  be  removed  therefrom  and  can  only  be 
returned  thereto  upon  regular  examination. 
Such  persons  sJiall  be  notified  by  mail  by  the 
secretary  at  least  fifteen  days  before  their 
names    are    removed    from     such  eligible    list 

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of  the  fact  of  such  removal  and  shall  be  given 
the  date  and  place  of  the  next  examination 
to  be  held.  ' 

6.  Where  an  examination  for  any  grade 
is  had  before  the  eligible  list  for  that  grade 
is  exhausted,  a  new  list  shall  be  prepared 
after  such  examination.  The  persons,  upon  the 
former  eligible  list  who  have  not  been  ex- 
amined for  the  new  eligible  list  shall  be  re- 
spectively placed  upon  the  new  eligible  list  in 
the  position  to  which  the  percentage  of  their 
aggregate  marking  upon  their  former  examina- 
tions would  entitle  them  if  such  marking  had 
instead  been  given  them  upon  the  new  ex- 
amination, and  shall  continue  thereon  until 
the  end  of  their  term  of  eligibility. 

The  commission  shall  have  power  in  its  dis- 
cretion and  whenever  in  its  judgment  the  in- 
terest of  the  public  service  requires,  to  order 
a  re-examination  of  applicants  for  any  position 
and  shall  have  power  to  correct  any  error  and 
amend  or  revoke  any  schedule,  list  or  other 
paper  or  record  where  it  appears  that  any 
error  or  injustice  has  been  done;  or  where 
any  person  whose  name  appears  on  an  eligi- 
ble list  has  for  any  reason  become  incapacitated 
for  appointment  to  the  public  service,  to  strike 
such    name   from    such   list. 

RUIiE  IX. 

*  Appointments 

1.  Whenever  a  position  in  the  classified 
civil    service    is    to    be    filled    the    commission 

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shall  upon  request  of  the  appointing  officer, 
certify  to  such  appointing  officer,  the  names 
of  three  times  the  number  of  persons  neces- 
sary to  fill  such  position.  The  commission 
shall  always  certify  the  persons  having  the 
highest  standing  on  the  eligible  list  for  the 
position  to  be  filled,  provided,  that  a  less  num- 
ber may  be  certified  when  there  is  not  the 
required  number  on  the  certified  list.  All 
persons  not  appointed  shall  be  restored  to  their 
respective  positions  on  the  eligible  list.  When 
an  eligible  certified  for  appointment  shall  fail 
to  accept  the  offer  of  appointment  by  mail 
within  six  business  days  next  succeeding  the 
date  of  mailing,  of  notice  of  appointment  to 
him  addressed  to  his  place  of  residence  as 
found  upon  his  application  blank  or  any 
amendment  thereof,  he  shall  be  deemed  to 
have  declined  the  appointment  and  upon  proper 
notice  of  such  fact  from  the  appointing  officer, 
the  commission  shall  certify  from  the  eligible 
list  additional  names  to  replace  the  names  of 
persons  so  declined.  Whenever  an  eligible  has 
been  appointed  and  declines  to  accept  the  ap- 
pointment he  shall  not  be  reinstated  upon  the 
eligible  list  unless  his  reason  for  declining 
such  appointment  shall  be  considered  satis- 
factory by  the  commission  and  his  name  re- 
instated   by    order    of    the    commission.. 

2.  A  person  having  been  appointed  must 
accept  his  appointment  and  report  for  duty 
within  ten  days  after  notice  of  appointment, 
unless  such  time  is  extended  by  the  appointing 
office. 

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3.  In  case  of  emergency  or  for  the  purpose 
of  doing  special  work  required,  the  appoint- 
ing officer  may  by  and  with  the  consent  of 
the  Board  of  Commissioners  employ  any  person 
for  temporary  work  without  making  such  ap- 
pointment from  the  certified  list,  but  such 
appointment  of  any  person  shall  not  be  for  a 
period  longer  than  one  month  in  the  same 
calendar  year  and  no  such  temporary  employe 
shall  be  appointed  to  a  permanent  position 
in  'the  classified  civil  service  unless  he  shall 
have  been  duly  certified  by  the  commission 
to  the  appointing  officer. 

4.  All  appointments  made  to  positions  in 
the  classified  civil  service  shall  be  for  a  pro- 
bation period  of  three  months,  during  which 
time  it  shall  be  necessary  for  the  appointee 
to  pursue  such  courses  of  study  or  of  training 
as  may  be  prescribed  in  order  to  fit  him  for 
the  place  to  which  he  is  appointed.  If  at  or 
before  the  end  of  such  period  of  probation 
any  such  appointee,  where  appointment  is  made 
as  Firemen  or  Policemen,  shall  be  found  in- 
competent or  disqualified  for  the  duties  of  the 
position  he  is  filling,  the  appointing  officer 
may  discharge  him  and  certify  the  same  and 
the  reason  for  such  discharge  in  writing  to 
the  commission,  after  a  hearing,  if,  in  the 
opinion  of  the  commission,  such  probationer 
has  been  dismissed  for  insufficient  cause  he 
shall  be  restored  to  his  position.  All  appoint- 
ments made  by  promotion  within  the  classified 
civil  service  shall  be  on  probation  for  a  period 
of  three  months  and  if  any  such  probationer 
upon    a   fair   trial   or   before   the   expiration    of 

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said  period  shall  be  found  incompetent  or 
disqualified  for  the  performance  of  the  duties 
of  the  position  he  is  filling,  the  appointing  offi- 
cer may  vacate  such  appointment  and  restore 
such  person  to  the  rank  he  was  filling  before 
promotion.  The  appointing  officer  must,  how- 
ever, certify  the  name  and  the  reason  for 
such  action  in  writing  to  the  commission  and 
if  after  a  hearing,  in  the  opinion  of  the  com- 
mission such  probationer  has  been  demoted  for 
insufficient  cause  he  may  be  restored  to  his 
position, 

RXJIiE  X. 

Promotions 

1.  The  chief  of  police  shall  have  power  to 
temporarily  assign  patrolmen  or  other  officer 
to  the  different  classes  of  work  within  the  de- 
partment, that  is,  he  may  as,sign  patrolmen  or 
other  officer  to  serve  in  the  various 
grades  of  service  on  the  detective  de- 
partment or  as  jailers,  motorcyclemen,  mount- 
ed policemen  and  to  such  other  work  as  the 
good  of  the  service  may  require  and  may 
change  such  assignment  whenever  in  his  opin- 
ion the  good  of  the  service  shall  so  require. 
Promotions,  except  as  otherwise  provided,  in 
the  grades  of  patrolmen  or  other  officer  shall 
be  upon  ascertained  merit  determined  by  com- 
petitive examinations. 

2.  The  chief  of  Fire  Department  shall  have 
power  to  temporarily  assign  firemen  to  the 
different  classes  of  work  and  station  in  the 
Fire  Department,  that  is,  he  may  assign  fire- 
men   to    serve    at    any    station    over    which    he 

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has  control,  and  may  assign  his  men  to  work 
as  mechanics,  drivers,  inspectors  and  deputy 
fire  marshals  and  to  make  re-assignments 
whenever  in  his  opinion,  the  good  of  the  serv- 
ice so  requires. 

3.  The  departments  are  hereby  required  to 
establish  and  maintain  efficiency  records  for 
each  classified  employe,  on  a  form  prescribed 
by  the  Civil  Service  Commission,  showing  (a) 
quantity  of  work  performed,  (b)  quality  of 
work  performed,  (c)  his  aptitude  and  capacity 
for  initiative,  (d)  his  punctuality  and  attend- 
ance, (e)  his  character  and  habits,  as  far  as 
they  affect  his  efficiency  or  trustworthiness. 
At  such  times  and  on  such  forms  as  the  Civil 
Service  Commission  may  prescribe,  the  proper 
officer  shall  certify  and  transmit  to  the  Civil 
Service  Commission  a  transcript  or  summary 
of  such  efficiency  record.  Said  report  shall 
be  open  to  the  inspection  of  the  classified  em- 
ploye under  proper  supervision. 

4.  A  certain  uniform  and  Impartial  system 
of  marking  and  rating  all  employes  is  designed 
to  fix  their  relative  essential  qualifications. 
Those  are:  Intelligence,  executive  ability,  obedi- 
ence and  promptitude,  deportment,  neatness  in 
appearance  and  dress,  attentiveness  to  duty, 
meritorious  service,  courage  and  general  effi- 
ciency. To  encourage  efficiency  and  to  insure 
promotions  based  upon  merit,  the  system  of 
marking  will  take  these  qualifications  into 
consideration  and  will  provide  for  marks  of 
merit  to  be  given  to  those  whose  work  shows 
that  they  possess  these  qualifications  and  have, 

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in  addition  thereto,  shown  such  degree  of  effi- 
ciency as  to  call  for  commendation.  Demerits 
will    be    given    as    hereinafter    provided. 

5.  To  provide  a  basis,  each  patrolman  or 
other  officers  in  the  service  at  the  time  of  the 
adoption  of  the  efficiency  system  is  given  an 
initial  rating.  Those  in  class  one  are  given 
a  rating  of  850  points^  Those  in  class  two  are 
given  a  rating  of  800  points.  Each  probationary 
patrolman  in  the  service  is  given,  and  each  one 
hereafter  appointed  will  be  given,  an  initial 
rating  of  750  points. 

6.  Irrospective  of  grade,  marks  of  merit 
will  be  given  to  patrolmen,  probationary  patrol- 
men or  other  officer  for  each  of  the  following 
acts  and  things,  at  the  value  set  opposite  each 
subject. 

(1)  For  making  an  especially  good  arrest, 
5    to   25   points. 

(2)  For  displaying  great  bravery,   25   points. 

(3)  For  exceptionally  skillful  performance 
of   police    duty,    5    to    15    points. 

(4)  For  each  year  of  complete  service  up  to 
and  including  the  twentieth  year,   2   points. 

The  points  for  subjects  1,  2  and  3  will  be 
allowed  only  when  approved  by  the  chief  of 
police,  and  by  the  commission.  In  no  case  shall 
merits  in  excess  of  25  points  be  awarded  for 
single  arrest.  In  case  of  arrest  where  one  or 
more  members  of  the  force  display  great  brav- 
ery 25  additional  points  may  be  granted  to 
each  one  participating  or  any  part  thereof,  in 
the  discretion  of  the  commission. 

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The  appointing  officers  are  cautioned  not 
to  make  recommendations  for  merit  marks  ex- 
cept in  cases  for  service  that  stand  out  dis- 
tinctly as  out  of  the  ordinary  routine  of  police 
duty.  Members  of  the  force  are  not  to  be  rated 
in  excess  of  100  points.  When  this  maximum 
is  reached  further  merits  will  not  be  granted. 

7.  Irrespective  of  grade,  marks  of  demerits 
will  be  charged  against  sergeants,  detectives, 
patrolmen  and  probationary  patrolmen,  upon 
action  taken  by  the  commission,  after  trial  upon 
charges,  as  follows: 

(1)  For  reprimand  ordered,  10  to  50  points. 

(2)  For    caution    ordered,    5    to    25    points. 

(3)  For  fine  imposed,  for  each  $1.00  of 
fine,    1   point. 

Upon  recommendation  of  the  chief  of  police 
and  ordered  by  the  commission,  for  breaches  of 
discipline  not  sufficiently  grave  to  warrant  pre- 
ferring charges,  as  follows: 

(1)  For    untruthfulness,    15    points. 

(2)  For  using  intoxicating  liquors  resulting 
in  caution  by  superior  officers,   15   points. 

(3)  For  undue  familiarity  with  persons  of 
known  bad  repute,  15  points. 

(4)  For  displaying  bad  or  ungovernable 
temper,    15    points. 

(5)  For  using  profane  or  blasphemous 
language,   15   points. 

(6)  For  lack  of  promptness  in  executing 
orders,    10   points. 

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(7)  For  lack  of  intelligence  in  executing 
orders,    10    points. 

(8)  For  neglect  of  duty  shown  by  investiga- 
tion of  complaints  of  citizens,  10  points. 

(9)  For  incivility  or  lack  of  proper  respect 
for  superior  officers  or  citizens,  10  points. 

(10)  For  lounging  or  idling  on  beat,  10 
points. 

(11)  For  lack  of  dignity  and  bearing  be- 
coming an  officer,   5   points. 

(12)  For  overbearing  conduct  and  demeanor, 
5    points. 

(13)  For   tardiness,    5    points. 

(14)  For  lack  of  neatness  in  person  and 
dress,   5  points. 

(15)  For  lack  of  promptness  in  meeting 
obligations,   5    points. 

(16)  For  transfer  as  a  result  of  any  of  the 
foregoing  demerits,    5    points. 

RULE  XI. 

The  chief  of  police  and  chief  of  Fire  Depart- 
ment shall  exercise  all  executive  authority  with- 
in their  respective  departments  and  shall  have 
power  to  assign  and  transfer  the  men  in  their 
departments  to  any  branch  of  the  service  as 
may  be  provided  by  City  ordinances.  The  chief 
of  said  department  shall  have  power  at  any 
time  to  suspend  any  subordinate  officer  or  em- 
ploye for  a  period  of  not  exceeding  fifteen 
days   when   in   his    judgment   the    good   of   the 

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service  required  it  and  during  the  time  of  sus- 
pension such  persons  shall  not*be  entitled  to 
any   salary   or   compensation. 

RULE  xn. 

1.  All  rules  and  regulations  of  the  commis- 
sion and  all  such  ordinances  of  O  gden  City  and 
laws  of  the  State  of  Utah  defining  duties  of 
the  fire  and  police  department  employes  shall 
be  furnished  by  the  head  of  each  department 
to  such  employes  who  should  familiarize  them- 
selves with  such  rules  and  regulations,  ordin- 
ances and  laws. 

The  chief  of  police  and  the  chief  of  the 
Fire  Department  shall  have  power  to  discharge 
any  subordinate  officer  or  employe  in  their 
respective  departments  for  cause  and  upon  such 
discharge  such  chief  shall  immediately  forward 
to  the  commission  a  statement  giving  the  rea- 
sons for  said  discharge  and  shall  deliver  to 
the  discharged  officer  or  employe  a  copy  there- 
of. Any  person  so  discharged  shall  have  a 
right  to  be  heard  upon  the  accusation  made 
before  the  commission  by  making  request  for 
such  hearing  in  writing  and  filing  said  request 
with  the  secretary  of  the  commission  within 
five  days. 

2.  Any  member  of  Police  or  Fire  Depart- 
ment, who  shall  in  obedience  to  any  instruction 
or  order  of  any  officer  of  any  organization,  go 
on  s,trike,  or  in  other  manner,  fail  to  observe 
and  obey  the  orders  of  his  superior  officers, 
shall  be  deemed  as  no  longer  in  the  service 
of  Ogden   City,   and   shall   forfeit  all   rights   of 

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seniority,  pension  and  rank  in  the  department 
of  which  he  was  a  member,  and  shall  not  be 
entitled  to  compensation  from  the  City  after 
date  of  such  strike,  withdrawal,  or  open  dis- 
obedience of  orders  of  superior  officer.  Any 
member  who  violates  this  rule  shall  not  be 
restored  to  service  in  the  department  except 
through  the  usual  channels  of  application  and 
examination  provided  for  admission  of  new 
members,  accompanied  in  addition  thereto  by 
written  recommendation  of  the  chief  of  his 
department   for   his   re-employment. 

3.  Any  citizen  may  make  complaint  in  writ- 
ing to  the  commission  of  any  violation  of  duty 
by  any  member  of  the  Fire  or  Police  depart- 
ments, whereupon  the  commission  may,  in  its 
discretion,  investigate  such  complaint,  and  may 
require  such  citizen  to  appear  in  person  at  a 
hearing  to  be  conducted  by  it  of  the  person 
accused. 

Upon  such  hearing  the  commission  shall  de- 
termine whether  the  charges  in  such  complaint 
have  been  sustained,  and  may  recommend  to 
the  chief  of  the  proper  department  such  pun- 
ishment by  discharge,  suspension  or  otherwise, 
as  in  its  judgment  may  be  deemed  proper 
under  the  circumstances. 

4.  When  any  member  of  the  Fire  or  Police 
Department  shall  be  discharged  by  the  head  of 
his  department  and  such  discharged  person 
shall  have  made  written  request  for  a  hearing, 
the  commission  s^all  proceed  to  hear  the  evi- 
dence to  be  adduced  in  support  of  reasons 
for    such    discharge,    at    which    time    the    ac- 

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cused  person  shall  have  opportunity  to  appear 
in  person  and  with  witnesses  and  by  counsel 
and  present  such  matters  to  the  commission 
as  may  be  material  and  relevant.  Upon  the 
evidence  adduced  at  such  hearing,  the  commis- 
sion shall  determine  whether  such  discharge 
has  been  for  good  cause,  and  if  not,  shall  order 
that  such  discharged  person  be  immediately  re- 
instated into  the  position  from  which  he  was 
discharged. 

At  any  such  hearing,  the  commission  may 
require  the  presence  of  the  City  Recorder,  or 
one  of  his  deputies,  who  shall  administer  the 
oath  to  all. 

J.   U.   ELDREDGE,   JR., 
C.  J.  HUMPHRIS, 
W.  M.  PIGGOTT, 

Civil  Service  Commission 
for  Ogden,  Utah. 
Attest: 

A.  F.  LARSON, 

Secretary. 


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INDEX  TO  CLASSIFIED  CIVIL  SERVICE 
RULES 

APPEALS —  Par.  Rule  Page 

Employe  may  make 1      12  38 

Commission  to  hear 4      12  39 

APPLICANTS — for  appoint- 
ment. 

Who  are  eligible 2        3  11 

Not  to  be  examined 6        5  18 

Notified  for  examination  6        7  22 

Notified    of    results    of 

examination   18  28 

APPLICATIONS — 

What  to  contain 15  16 

Defective,   may  be 

amended  4        5  18 

When  to  present 5        5  18 

APPOINTMENTS — 

How  made  1-4  9  30-32 

Must  be  accepted,  when  2  9  31 
I  n    emergencies,    how 

made  3  9  32 

For  promotion  4  9  32 

CIVIL  SERVICE — defined. 

To  consist  of 13  11 

COMMISSION  —  The  Civil 
Service. 

Powers  of 1  to  6        1  8-9 

Refuse  to  examine  ap- 
plicants      3-6        5      17-18 

Establish  eligible  list....  18  28 

Hear  complaints  4      12  39 

COMPLAINTS — 

Citizens  may  make 3      12  39 

To  be  heard  by  Com- 
mission    3      12  39 

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EMPLOYES —  Par  Rule  Page 

Present,  to  be  examined  7        3  13 

EXAMINATIONS — 

General  terms  1  to  7  7  21-22 

Safeguards  for  11  7  23 

Instructions,   terms  and 

conditions     12  7  24 

Subsequent  16  7  28 

EXAMINATION — 

Physical,     how    graded, 

etc 8-9        7  23 

Mental,  subjects,  papers, 

graded    10-13-14        7      23-26 

Efficiency,    consists    of, 

how  graded   15        7  27 

ELIGIBLE  LIST: 

How   formed 2  to  6        8      29-30 

FIRE  DEPARTMENT,  clas- 
sified    ....  4  15 

Special  requirements  ....  .—  6  19-20 

Powers  of  Chief ....  11  37 

Chief  may  assign,  when..  2  10  33 
Chief     may     discharge, 

when     1-2  12  38 


LAW — The  Civil  Service  Sec.  Page 
Classified:          Appointments 

under  666  1 

Commission  —  Appointment 

of   666x1  2 

Politicsi — Compensation — re- 

moval  666x2  2-3 

Organization — duties — etc.    66  6x3  3 

Include  what — exceptions.... 6  6  6x4  3-4 

Rules  made  by  Commission..666x5  4 

Examinations    666x6  4 

Commission     notified  —  on 

probation  666x7  5 

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LAW —                                                       Sec.  Page 

Eligibles  certified — re-exam- 
ination    666x8  5 

Promotions   for   merit 666x9  5-6 

Employes,  present,  over  one 

year    666x10  6 

Appointments,  temporary  ....666x11  6 

Removals  —  appeals — hear- 
ings     666x12  6-7 

Report,  annual  66  6x13  7 

Acts  repealed 666x14  7 

LAWS —  Par.   Rule  Page 

Violation  of  3        3  12 

MERITS  AND  DEMERITS: 

Uniform   system   of 4      10  34 

Table  of  ratings 5-6-7      10      35-37 

POLICE  DEPARTMENT — 

Classified    ....        4      13-14 

Special  requirements  ....  ....        6      19-20 

Chief,  powers  of ....      11  37 

Chief   may   assign   men, 

when  1      10  33 

Chief     may     discharge, 

when 1-2      12  38 

PROMOTIONS — 

Competitive    e  x  a  mina- 

tions  for  1      10  33 

POLITICS — 

No  person  to  coerce 4        3  12 

Not    to    attend    conven* 

tions,  etc 5        3  12 

No    questions   in    exam- 
inations       6        3  12 

SECRETARY —  5         1  9 

Duties   of  1-2        8      28-29 

TERMS  USED: 

Defined   1  to  8        2  10 

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VIOLATIONS — punishment  Par  Rule  Page 
for,  of  Civil  Service  law, 
Rules,     or     City     Ordi- 
nances    3        3  12 

Of    orders    of    superior 

officers    2      12  38 


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